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Kings Mountain National Military Park near Blacksburg (pop. 1,880) commemorates a pivotal American victory during the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War.

first appeared: 12/8/2002

John Hippisley’s Flora, the first opera performed in America, was staged in Charleston in 1735.

first appeared: 12/1/2002

The first ship built in America to cross the Atlantic Ocean was constructed in Port Royal (pop. 3,950) in 1562 by French Huguenot settlers.

first appeared: 11/24/2002

When Georgetown County Library began on Jan. 31, 1799, no women or African-Americans were served. Today, two-thirds of the county’s population hold library cards.

first appeared: 11/17/2002

The South Carolina Golf Club in Charleston was formed by Scottish merchants in 1786 and is considered the first golf club in America.

first appeared: 11/10/2002

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in Awendaw (pop. 1,195) harbors the country’s largest wintering populations of two birds—the American oystercatcher and marbled godwit.

first appeared: 11/3/2002

The Port of Charleston is the largest container port along the Southeast and Gulf coasts, moving $33 billion in cargo annually. The port’s facilities throughout the state provide 83,085 jobs.

first appeared: 10/27/2002

Myrtle Beach has more than 120 golf courses—the most per capita of any metropolitan area in the country.

first appeared: 10/20/2002

Irmo (pop. 11,039) sprang up in 1890 along the Columbia, Newberry, and Laurens Railroad and derived its name from two railroad officials, C.J. Iredell and H.C. Moseley.

first appeared: 10/13/2002

In 1887, Mary Beatty of Conway (pop. 11,788) guarded the town’s majestic oak trees with a shotgun when railroad officials threatened to cut them down. The tracks were rerouted, and Conway continues to protect its 220 historic oaks today.

first appeared: 10/6/2002

John Don Cooper is the reigning kudzu-eating champ in Blythewood (pop. 170) where the Kudzu Festival each September pays tribute to the swift-growing vine. In 1999, Cooper ate 10 pounds, 6 ounces of kudzu to set a festival record.

first appeared: 9/29/2002

Ridgeland (pop. 2,518) originally was named Gopher Hill because of its abundance of now-endangered gopher tortoises. The Atlantic Coastline Railroad desired a more refined name for its town, however, and re-named the town in 1902.

first appeared: 9/22/2002

The world’s largest ginkgo farm, at 1,200 acres, is in Sumter (pop. 39,643). Pharmaceuticals made from the plant are believed by some to boost memory.

first appeared: 9/15/2002

A dozen movies, including Forrest Gump and The Big Chill, have been filmed in Beaufort (pop.12,950).

first appeared: 9/8/2002

The Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport, the state’s first airport, opened in October 1927.

first appeared: 9/1/2002

America’s first mutual fire insurance company—The Friendly Society for the Mutual Insurance of Houses Against Fire—was established in the state in 1735.

first appeared: 8/25/2002

Table Rock State Park is near Pickens (pop. 3,012). According to Cherokee legend, the “Great Spirit” dined at the level pinnacle of Table Rock, high above mortals.

first appeared: 8/18/2002

A replica of the Liberty Bell, made in France in 1950, rests on the State House grounds between the Brown and Hampton buildings. Its dimensions and tone are identical to those of the original.

first appeared: 8/11/2002

Henrietta Johnson, considered the country’s earliest identified female artist, began painting in Charleston in 1707.

first appeared: 8/4/2002

The first African-American associate justice of a state supreme court was J. J. Wright, appointed in South Carolina in February 1870.

first appeared: 7/28/2002

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